Okay, Saloners, help a girl out. I have two books that have been waiting patiently in my pile, only to get repeatedly passed over for other picks. They are How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo and Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble.

I finally finished Garden of Last DaysI think I would've enjoyed it more if I didn't know what the book was about. I think Stephen King really liked it because he got to read the book without any knowledge of it.

In the middle of reading the book, I read an excerpt about the author in Entertainment Weekly, and they flat out said what the story was about.

So when the end of the book came, and we learned what the whole thing was about, instead of going "OOOOH" i went, "eh." However, if i didn't read that stupid article in EW, I think I would've been genuinely surprised.

I don't know. I am, however, upset that I spent 25.00 on the book. never again. I can wait til paperback next time.

I've had highs and lows as well this last week. The highs: I went to a good friends wedding. The lows - when I got home I discovered my house got hit by lightning. Lost tv's, computers and phones!

Anyway . . .I haven't read his latest, but I did read House of Sand and Fog and I can't say I really liked it. It was so dark. I've heard others say his latest is more of the same, so I don't think I'll be compelled to read it.